West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Shermanbury kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Shermanbury, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Grease smells coming from the extract
Kitchen duct cleaning in Shermanbury
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and each part collects grease. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. The work covers vertical risers, discharge points and horizontal duct runs, and the jobs we see most are extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Shermanbury, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork, wherever you are in West Sussex.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
Work in a small place like Shermanbury starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Shermanbury (RH13)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Leaving the clean until the next refit does not make the grease go away. Fat that was soft and easy to remove hardens with heat and time, and that takes more work to shift. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What you get with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Every job surveyed first
- Fully insured
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Shermanbury questions
Can you get to a site in Shermanbury?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Shermanbury included. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Who inspects food businesses in Shermanbury?
The local authority for Shermanbury is Horsham council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, where the photos show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
Shermanbury kitchens: local notes
Shermanbury sits within the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. At about 38 miles from central London, Shermanbury sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of St Giles or elsewhere in Shermanbury, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like The Dene Hospital about 5.2 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Shermanbury is about 7 miles west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Shermanbury or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, Shermanbury among them. Brighton is in our area too, about 11 miles from Shermanbury.
Kitchen extract cleaning in RH13 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Knapp Drive, Brighton Road and Partridge Green Road or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover the places around Shermanbury: Kent Street (2 miles north-east), Cowfold (2 miles north), Wineham (2 miles east), Henfield (2 miles south) and Blackstone (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (11 miles north), Horsham (7 miles north), Worthing (11 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles east), Burgess Hill (7 miles east) and Littlehampton (15 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Shermanbury
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Bull Inn and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include The Dene Hospital (5.2 miles east). Not far away are Knepp Wildland.
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What else we do in Shermanbury
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
Common problems we fix in Shermanbury
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Jolesfield CofE Primary School or anywhere near Shermanbury, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What your quote should include
- Whether a survey comes first
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the price is fixed
How it works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. The timing of a visit to Shermanbury is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
What the work involves, part by part
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and put back so they seat correctly. Damaged ones are noted on the report.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School, hospital and care home kitchens often have fixed hours and long holidays, so cleans can be planned for holidays or quiet times. The certificate and report suit estates and compliance files.